Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute - Wikipedia
In 1965, the United Kingdom split the Chagos Archipelago away from Mauritius, and the islands of Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches from the Seychelles, to form the British Indian Ocean Territory. The islands were formally established as an overseas territory of the United Kingdom on 8 November 1965.
Chagos Archipelago - Wikipedia
The Chagos Archipelago (/ ˈtʃɑːɡəs, - ɡoʊs /) or Chagos Islands (formerly the Bassas de Chagas, [2] and later the Oil Islands) is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres (310 mi) south of the Maldives archipelago.
Chagos Islands deal: UK denies it faces paying billions more to
Feb 4, 2025 · The UK government has denied claims made by the prime minister of Mauritius that it faces paying billions more under a renegotiated deal over the future of the Chagos Islands.
Why is the UK handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius?
Oct 4, 2024 · After a dispute running for more than 50 years, the United Kingdom will finally hand back the Chagos Islands, an archipelago located in the Indian Ocean, to the southeast African island country...
U.K. Returns Chagos Islands to Mauritius, U.S. Keeps Diego …
Oct 9, 2024 · The United Kingdom said Thursday that it will transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending its last African colony and a decades-long acrimonious legal battle. The deal...
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US …
Oct 4, 2024 · LONDON (AP) — The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base.
‘Tug of war’: Chagos Islands deal tearing families apart in Mauritius ...
4 days ago · That line hits especially hard right now, as Mauritius prepares to assume sovereignty over the 60-island Chagos archipelago after vanquishing the United Kingdom in a landmark decolonisation case ...
UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego …
Oct 3, 2024 · Britain said on Thursday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base, and which could also pave...
Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius
Oct 3, 2024 · The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that agreement has been reached to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of dispute and negotiation over Britain’s last African...
Where are the Chagos Islands, why has Britain handed them to Mauritius …
Mauritius is an island off the east coast of Madagascar, also an island, which is off the coast of south-east Africa. Chagos archipelago is a strategic point in the Indian Ocean between Africa...